The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-26
CITY LAWS
Official Publications
OF TIL
City Of East Dallas, Texas.
An Ordinance Establishing and Pro-
viding for the Building, Repairing
and Keeping Clean the side
Walks of Eat Dallas.

and Keeping Clean the side
Walks of Eat Dallas.
BE il ordained by the City Council OF
East Dallas,
SECTION /. That there shall be, and
is hereby established side walks on
both sides of al! The streets in the city
of East Dallas, said side walks TO be
OH each side of the street, and of the
width designated by resolution Of the
City Council (rcferred to in Sec. LII of
this ordinance) and built, repaired
and kept clean as hereinafter provided
fo-, according to the regulations here
in contained
SEC. 2. Tha, on each of said walks
the full length of same, there shall be
at same time constructed and built
suitable curbing, said work to be done
by the party owning the property
fronting the sidewalk, and if not
then at his expense, that said SHE
walk shall be constructed of good
gravel, laid at least four '(D inches in
thickness, or of hard, smooth brick
stone, concrete or asphaltum, and the
curbing shall be constructed out of
smooth stone provided that tho street
committee may in its discretion al
low the curbing to be made of heart
pine.
SEC. 3. That when the City Council
shall by resolution instruct the City
Secretary to give notice TO property
owners along any street to
construct side walks and curbing,
and snail by said resolution designate
the width of such side walks or part
thereof he shall proceed to do SO IN
writing, and they shall have twenty
days after notice in which to construct
such side walks, and the curbing along
the same, and it shall be the duty OF
the street committee to see that such
side walks, and curbing are construct
ed properly within the prescribed
time. The notice referred to shall be
as follows: The Secretary shall issue
same containing description of the
property in front of which it is pro-
posed to construct said side walk to
the party intended to be served by
some public officer of the City, who
shall return copy thereof to the sec
rotary with his return thereon, show
ing where, when, and upon whom the
notice was served. Specifications fur
nished by the street committee shall
accompany the notice so served, and
this fact shall be stated in the return
where owner lives In the county OF
Dallas he shall be served.
SEC. 4, That if any one fails TO coll
struct or build, any side walk, or curb
ing along the property after notice,
and according to the manner herein
after provided such person shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction in the mayors court,
shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing Fifty Dollars, and each day said
walk shall remain unbuit shall be
considered separate offensc
When the owner does not live in the
county of Dallas, the agent for, or &C.
cupant of said property when there is
no agent in the city, shall be subject
10 fine as above, when after legal no.
tice he fails to comply with said ordi-
nance.
SEC. 5. That if any one fails, after
the notice above described, TO COLI
struct any sidewalk or curbing along
his or her property, then said work
shall be done by the city, and cost OF
same taxed against the property as
provided by law, said tax to be enter
ed ON the rolls and collected by the
A assessor or Collector as any other tax.
That whenever a sidewalk is construct
ed by the city, or person other than
the owner OF the ground fronting on
same. the cost shall be reported TO the
City Council by the street committee,
with a description of the property,